Character Design with Stylized Anatomy

Overview

“How can we capture a sensation in an image? I will tell you a little about my philosophy of drawing and why I decide to "deform" the reality that I see.”

In this video lesson Carmela Toro addresses the topic: Look beyond What We See, which is part of the Domestika online course: Character Design with Stylized Anatomy. Learn to illustrate expressive and communicative characters through stylized anatomy.

Partial transcription of the video

“Drawing involves more mental effort than manual skill in the creative process. When we draw. our observation becomes so intense that it feels like we are discovering the subject anew. as if seeing it for the very first time. We approach the subject we are drawing and observe every detail and peculiarity that sets it apart from others. We notice what makes it distinctively different. unique among those very similar subjects... We learn to observe it in detail in order to draw it. And in fact. with each stroke we make. we are defining what we see and transferring our perception to paper. More...”

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Course summary for: Character Design with Stylized Anatomy

• Level: Beginner
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• 2707 students
• 4 units
• 13 lessons (2h 16m)
• 5 downloads

• Category

  Illustration

• Areas

  Character Design, Drawing, Figure Drawing, Traditional illustration